Walter Pater: Studies in the History of the Renaissance

The book known as Walter Pater’s The Renaissance was
twenty-one years in the making. Although the first edition was
published in 1873, under the title Studies in the History of the
Renaissance, the book did not reach its final shape until the
third edition, published in 1888. The title had changed with the
second edition, 1877, to The Renaissance: Studies in Art and
Poetry. All editions have contained five full essays published
before 1873: “Winckelmann” (1867); “Leonardo da Vinci” (1869);
Sandro Botticelli” (1870); “Pico della Mirandola” and “The Poetry
of Michelangelo” (1871). All editions except the second have
contained as the “Conclusion” the …

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Inman, Billie Andrew. "Studies in the History of the Renaissance".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 October 2004
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=9861, accessed 31 March 2015.]

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